One for My Baby
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One for My Baby
Narrated by:
Gerard Doyle
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Narrated by:
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Gerard Doyle
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Tony Parsons
About this listen
After Alfie Budd’s beloved wife dies, he returns to England to find his parents feuding and his grandmother’s health failing. Alfie’s ambitions to be a writer are fading as well. But when he begins tutoring a young single mother for her A level exams, his bewildering life is suddenly transformed. A widely published journalist and the best-selling author of Man and Boy, Tony Parsons also regularly appears on BBC television.
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The plot thickens when Alfie meets a cleaner at the college, a woman he immediately begins to “advise” on how she should live her life. His unsolicited guidance comes across as condescending, revealing a man who projects his personal frustrations onto others. Alfie’s hypocrisy is further amplified by his constant criticism of his father, whom he chastises for similar behaviors—offering life advice without practicing what he preaches. This contradiction lays bare Alfie's inability to see the parallels between his actions and the very behavior he condemns in his father.
Parsons' writing presents a complex character study that touches on themes of grief, power dynamics, and self-deception. Alfie's character is frustrating, yet deeply human, as he grapples with his unresolved emotions and misguided attempts to regain control of his life. However, the novel can be difficult to connect with, given Alfie's treatment of women and his lack of accountability.
Ultimately, One More for My Baby is a thought-provoking read that explores how unchecked grief and obsession can distort one’s view of others and oneself. While Alfie’s character is far from likable, his internal struggles offer a compelling, if uncomfortable, lens into the ways people justify their worst impulses.
Alfie idolizes a dead women so can be terrible to the living.
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